C-Gate open a virtual network?

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    Hey Guys,

    Another weird one, but does anyone know if it is possible to create a phantom or virtual network within C-Gate that you can open and send commands from S+ ect but you don't need a physical interface device?

    My scenario is that I have S+ acting as a GUI then some third party custom software that we control via C-Bus. The Software uses C-Gate and so basically there is no actual physical C-Bus network with relays and bla bla. So at the moment we have to have a CNI per machine with this setup and a C-Bus Power Supply, which can be quite a cost when it adds up.

    Any suggestions would be appreciated!
     
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    Intriguing concept, never been asked for this before!

    In theory, and assuming you need the C-Bus messages to drive the third-party software, then you are probably looking to make some sort of CNI emulator software that listens on a port and fakes the initial handshaking long enough (*) for C-Gate's InterfaceState to get to "running". After this point you should be able to use a database model and execute all the C-Gate application commands with the FORCE modifier, eg "ON 254/56/1 force" and C-Gate will emit the C-Bus commands regardless of the network state.

    * Actual implementation could get messy.
     
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    OK, that doesn't sound fun but not impossible.

    So if you needed to add the force command would S+ work? Or would we need it to add that command to it's strings as well?

    Thanks!
     
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    Last time I checked a couple of years ago, S+ was using the force parameter for outgoing commands (at least in some situations), but you'd have to take a peek at the logs to confirm this.
     
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